Unit Size

[TheGrassyKnoll]

I've read several posts about the average size of battalions which is 500-800 men depending on the nation and unit type so straight up, what unit size setting is the most historically accurate?

[Mechstra]

You mean in-game? None. The game refers to its units as 'regiments' but a regiment would often be more than one battalion, and, as you say, a battalion was hundreds of men. Put it on Large and you can pretty much have it that six 'companies' of 120 would make up a regiment of line infantry. As a generic rule. Alternatively, 4 units of line infantry at 120, 2 of light infantry at 60, and 2 of grenadiers at 60. That would make up a generic line infantry battalion in some armies, at paper strength.

[TheGrassyKnoll]

So I assume you're saying that the large setting generally gives the most historically accurate depiction of the number men in a single unit, am I right?

[Mechstra]

If you're assuming a single 'unit' to be a company or squadron or whatever, yes. It's still not true to the actual regiment size, though, and if it was we'd need battlefields about ten times as big to even move our forces.

[TheGrassyKnoll]

So a full army of 20 companies (in-game) would consist of about 2 or 3 battalions and 1500-2000 men?
Which would be about as historically accurate as it gets in terms of number of men.

[NogaOsibisa]

Have a look here:

http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=114099

and here:

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=238129

You need enough gpu cache to run modded battalions.

Infantry battalions of 3 x Ultra (3 x 160 = 480) are close to the average combat strenght of 18th century units of this type.

[TheGrassyKnoll]

Very useful info thanks much man.